University of Massachusetts Amherst

Welcome!

I am a Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where I serve as the Departmental Honors Coordinator.  Within Commonwealth College, I am the Director of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement.  My roles within the University also include Faculty Advisor to Psi Chi and Alpha Lambda Delta. 

My research focuses on personality development in midlife and later adulthood. Currently, I am working on projects that include a 34-year follow-up of Baby Boomers from college through the midlife years. Students in my lab are conducting studies on the relationship between identity, stereotype threat, and memory in middle and later adulthood.

In addition to my research, I am active in the classroom and  publish two textbooks in my areas of specialty. I also have been involved in publishing support materials for the courses I teach, including media projects intended to enhance active student engagement in the learning process.

 

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